10 • 6 = 60
10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
\ / \ / \ /
20 + 20 + 20
\ / |
40 + 20 = 60
The right answer is 6x + 5
Price of boots is represented as x, price of tennis shoes is represented as y.
x-y=44.38
x+y=196.12
Isolate x. (Or y, if you wanted to)
x=y+44.38
x=196.12-y
Set them equal to each other.
y+44.38=196.12-y
Solve for y. Then plug it in to either of the two original equations to find x.
x=120.24
y=75.86
Note: This is assuming that the boots are more expensive than the tennis shoes. If the tennis shoes are more expensive than the boots, then the prices would be switched. I didn't find this clear in your question.
If the price was $1 and it increased by 15% it would now be $1.15 therefore the multiplier is 1.15 as that increases a number by 15%
